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Rising food prices

Grocery prices rose 1.3% in the past year. How are shoppers feeling it?

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jan 11, 2024
Here's how some families are trying to economize when it comes to the food they buy to make at home.
With grocery prices up, families are finding ways to economize on the food they buy at the store.
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Ending hunger a battle on many fronts, over many months, says CEO of Feeding America

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Dec 5, 2022
Inflation, supply chain problems and wealth disparities remain barriers to solving hunger, says Claire Babineaux-Fontenot of Feeding America.
Residents of Bronx, New York, received food donations in September. "Making meaningful, sustainable progress by the end of this decade is doable. We have to choose to do it," says Claire Babineaux-Fontenot.
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If gas prices are falling, why aren't things cheaper?

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 14, 2022
Gas influences how a lot of things cost – but there are other factors behind rising prices.
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Food banks see a surge in demand as food inflation hits low-income families

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 12, 2022
In July, the cost of food at grocery stores was up 13% annually. An Oregon nonprofit is serving nearly twice as many clients as before the pandemic.
People wait in line at a food bank in Oakland, California. High inflation has driven demand at food banks nationwide.
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